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NITROGEN TITANIUM COMPLEX, CATALYTIC SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID
NITROGEN TITANIUM COMPLEX AND PROCESS FOR THE (CO)POLYMERIZATION
OF CONJUGATED DIENES
DESCRI PTION
The present invention relates to a nitrogen titanium complex.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a nitrogen titanium
complex and its use
in a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes.
The present invention also relates to a catalytic system for the
(co)polymerization of
conjugated dienes comprising said nitrogen titanium complex.
Furthermore, the present invention relates to a (co)polymerization process of
conjugated
dienes, in particular, a process for the polymerization of 1-3-butadiene or
isoprene,
characterized in that it uses said catalytic system.
It is known that the stereospecific (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes is
a very
important process in the chemical industry in order to obtain products that
are among the
most widely used rubbers.
Stereospecific polymerization of conjugated dienes with catalytic systems
based on
transition metals began in 1954, straight after the first results obtained in
the
polymerization of propylene as reported, for example, in Porn i L. et al.,
"Comprehensive
Polymer Science" (1989), Eastmond G. C. et al. Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford,
UK, Vol.
4, Part II, pg. 53-108. The first catalytic systems used were obtained by
combining
titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) or titanium(III)chloride (TiCI3) with aluminum-
alkyls, or
catalytic systems previously used for the polymerization of ethylene or
propylene.
The first stereoregular diene polymer synthesized was polyisoprene having a
very similar
structure to that of natural rubber (i.e. 1,4-cis structure) described by Home
S. E. et al. in
"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry" (1956), Vol. 48(4), pg. 784-791,
immediately followed
by the polyisoprene with similar structure as that of gutta-percha (i.e. 1,4-
trans structure)
described by Natta G. et al. in "Chemical Abstract" (1959), Vol. 53, pg. 3756
and in Italian
patent application IT 536631.
In particular, the titanium(IV)chloride/trialkylaluminum (TiC14/Al(R)3
catalytic system
wherein R may be, for example, methyl, ethyl, iso-butyl, cyclohexyl), was the
first catalyst
used for the polymerization of 1,3-butadiene, as described, for example, in:
Pori L. et al.,
"Comprehensive Polymer Science" (1989), Eastmond G. C. et al. Eds., Pergamon
Press,
Oxford, UK, Vol. 4, Part II, pg. 53-108, reported above; Home S. E. et al.,
"Industrial
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Engineering Chemistry' (1956), Vol. 48, pg. 784-791, reported above. According
to the
Al/Ti molar ratio, polybutadienes can be obtained prevalently with a 1,4-cis
structure (Le.
content of 1,4-cis units equal to 65%-70%), or polybutadienes with a mixed 1,4-
cis/1,4-
trans structure.
Polybutadienes having a higher content of 1,4-cis units, equal to about 92%-
95%, have
been obtained by combining various types of aluminum alkyl compounds such as,
for
example, compounds having formula Al(R)3 wherein R may be, for example,
methyl, ethyl,
iso-butyl, cyclohexyl, preferably tri-iso-butyl-aluminum [Al(tu)3], with
titanium based
catalysts containing iodine [e.g., titanium(IV)iodide (Ti14), titanium
dichlorodiiodide (TiCI212),
titanium trichloroiodide (TiCI31)] as described, for example, in: Porn i L. et
al.,
"Comprehensive Polymer Science" (1989), Eastmond G. C. et al. Eds., Pergamon
Press,
Oxford, UK, Vol. 4, Part II, pg. 53-108, reported above; Cooper W. et al.,
"The Stereo
Rubbers" (1997), W. M. Saltman Ed., Wiley, New York, pg. 21; Marconi W. et
al., "La
Chimica e l'Industria" (1963), Vol. 45, pg. 522-528; or using catalytic
systems comprising
catalysts based on titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4), aluminum triiodide (A113)
and aluminum
hydrides, as described, for example, in Marconi W. et al., "Journal of Polymer
Science
Part A: General Papers" (1965), Vol. 3(2), pg. 735-752.
Catalytic systems based on titanium were the first to be used for the
synthesis of
polybutadiene with a high content of 1,4-cis units, and represented the basis
for the
development of the processes used industrially for said synthesis both in
Europe and the
USA. Nowadays more active and stereospecific catalytic systems are available,
based on
other metals such as, for example, cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and neodymium
(Nd).
However, by appropriately changing the catalytic formulation, catalytic
systems based on
titanium are able to provide polybutadiene with a 1,2 structure and 1,4-trans
structure. For
example, the catalytic system a-titanium(II1)trichloride/triethylaluminum (a-
TiC13/AlEt3) was
the first catalyst used for the preparation of polybutadiene 1,4-trans as
described, for
example, in Porn i L. et al., "Comprehensive Polymer Science" (1989), Eastmond
G. C. et
al. Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, Vol. 4, Part II, pg. 53-108, reported
above; Natta
G. et al., "Chemical Abstract" (1959), Vol. 53, pg. 3756 and in Italian patent
application IT
536631; reported above. Other titanium based catalytic systems are reported,
for
example, in: Cucinella S. et al., "Journal of Macromolecular Science: Part A -
Chemistry"
(1970), Vol. 4, Issue 7, pg. 1549-1561; Natta G. et al., "Chemical Abstract"
(1958), Vol.
52, pg. 5032 and in Italian patent application IT 538453; Mazzei S. et al.,
"La Chimica e
l'Industria" (1963), Vol. 45, pg. 528 e in "Chemical Abstract" (1963), Vol.
59, pg. 4043;
Oliva L. et al., "Die Makromoleculare Chemie, Rapid Communications" (1990),
Vol.
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1 1(1 1 ), pg. 519-524; Ricci a et al., "Journal of Organometallic Chemistry"
(1993),Vol.
451, Issues 1-2, pg. 67-72; Ricci a et al., "Macromolecular Rapid
Communications"
(1996), Vol. 17, Issue 11, pg. 781-785; Porn i L. et al., "Metalorganic
Catalyst for Synthesis
and Polymerization" (1999), Kaminsky W. Ed., Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg, pg. 519-
530; Porn i L. et al., "Metallocene-Based Polyolefins" (2000), Scheirs J. et
al. Eds., John
Wiley & Sons Ltd., pg. 115-141.
Over recent years, in the wake of what happened in the case of monoolefins, a
new
generation of catalysts has been introduced, based on transition metal
complexes, in
particular, chromium (Cr), iron (Fe) and cobalt (Co) with ligands containing
donor atoms
such as phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N), oxygen (0) (for example, mono- and bi-
dentate
phosphines, bis-imine, imino pyridine, ketoimine), which have been used in
combination
with methylaluminoxane (MAO) for providing catalytic systems that have shown
to be
particularly active and able to provide diene polymers with a controlled
microstructure (i.e.
1,4-cis-1,4; 1,2; mixed structure 1,4-cis/1,2 with a variable content of 1,2
units). Further
details on said catalytic systems can be found, for example, in: Ricci G. et
al.,
"Macromolecules" (2001), Vol. 34, pg. 5766-5769; Ricci G. et al., "Polymer
Bulletin"
(2002), Vol. 48, pg. 25-31; Bazzini C. et al., "Macromolecular Rapid
Communications"
(2002), Vol. 23, Issue 15, pg. 922-927; Ricci G. et al., "Journal of Molecular
Catalysis A:
Chemical" (2003),Vol. 204-205, pg. 287-293; Bazzini C. et al., "Polymer"
(2004), Vol. 45,
pg. 2871-2875; Pirozzi B. et al., "Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics"
(2004), Vol.
205, Issue 10, pg. 1343-1350; Ricci G. et al., "Organometallics" (2004), Vol.
23(15), pg.
3727-3732; Ricci G. et al., "Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical'
(2005), Vol. 226,
pg. 235-241; Ricci G. et al., "Macromolecules" (2005), Vol. 38, pg. 1064-
11070; Ricci G. et
al., "Journal of Organometallic Chemistry" (2005), Vol. 690, pg. 1845-1854;
Ricci G. et al.,
"Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical' (2007), Vol. 267, Issues 1-2, pg.
102-107;
Ricci G. et al., "Macromolecular Symposia" (2008), Vol. 260, Issue 1, pg. 172-
178.
The same catalytic systems also have allowed to synthesize new stereoregular
diene
polymers starting from different monomers such as isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene,
1,3-
hexadiene, 3-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 1,3-heptadiene,1,3-octadiene and 5-methyl-
1,3-
hexadiene as reported, for example, in: Ricci G. et al., "Macromolecules"
(2005), Vol. 38,
pg. 8345-8352; Ricci G. et al., "Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer
Chemistry"
(2007), Vol. 45, Issue 22, pg. 5339-5353; Ricci G. et al., "Macromolecules"
(2007), Vol.
40, pg. 7238-7243; Pirozzi B. et al., "Macromolecules" (2007), Vol. 40, pg.
8962-8968;
Ricci G. et al., "Macromolecules" (2009), Vol. 42, pg. 3048-3056. This enabled
new links
to be established between the structure of the catalyst, the structure of the
monomer and
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the microstructure of the polymer, at the same time enabling the level of
knowledge to be
increased on the polymerization mechanism of conjugated dienes already known
in the
prior art and reported, for example, in: Porn i L. et al., "Comprehensive
Polymer Science"
(1989), Eastmond G.C. et al. Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, Vol. 4, Part
II, pg. 53-
108, reported above; Porn i L, "Structural Order in Polymers" (1981),
Ciardelli F. et al.
Eds., Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK, pg. 51; Porn i L. et al., "Progress in
Polymer Science"
(1991), Vol. 16, pg. 405-441; Porn i L. et al., "Makromolekulare Chemie.
Macromolecular
Symposia" (1991), Vol. 48-49, Issue 1, pg. 239-252; Porn i L. et al., "Polymer
Science, Ser.
A" (1994), Vol. 36, pg. 1421-1432; Porn i L. et al., "Macromolecular Symposia"
(2002), Vol.
178, Issue 1, pg. 55-68.
Since (co)polymers of conjugated dienes, in particular polybutadiene with a
prevalent 1,4-
cis unit content, (i.e. 1,4-cis unit content ?. 80%) which can be
advantageously used for
producing tyres, in particular for tire treads, and polyisoprene with a
prevalent 1,4-cis/3,4
unit content (i.e. 1,4-cis unit content ranging from 30% to 60% and a 3,4 unit
content
ranging from 40% to 70%) which can be advantageously used in the footwear
industry
(e.g., for producing soles for shoes), studying new catalytic systems able to
provide said
(co)polymers is still of great interest.
The Applicant set out to solve the problem of finding a new nitrogen titanium
complex to
be used in a catalytic system able to give (co)polymers of conjugated dienes
such as, for
example, polybutadiene with a prevalent 1,4-cis unit content (i.e. 1,4-cis
unit content ?..
80%), or polyisoprene with a variable 1,4-cis/3,4 unit content (Le. 1,4-cis
unit content
ranging from 30% to 60% and a 3,4 unit content ranging from 40% to 70%).
The Applicant has now found a new nitrogen titanium complex having general
formula (I)
or (II) defined below, able to give (co)polymers of conjugated dienes such as,
for example,
polybutadiene with a prevalent 1,4-cis unit content (i.e. 1,4-cis unit content
80%), or
polyisoprene with a variable 1,4-cis/3,4 unit content (i.e. 1,4-cis unit
content ranging from
30% to 60% and a 3,4 unit content ranging from 40% to 70%).
Therefore, the subject matter of the present invention is a nitrogen titanium
complex
having general formula (I) or (II):
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R5
R4
(I)
R3
______________________________________ (L
R2/ \ X4
Xi X3
X2
R13
Ri4 R'2
R'5 R'i
R'- Ni
________________________________________ (Y)m
X'2
wherein:
R1 represents a hydrogen atom; or is selected from linear or branched C1-C20
alkyl
groups, preferably C1-C15, optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups
optionally
substituted, aryl groups optionally substituted;
R2, R3, R4 and R5, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom; or are
selected
from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-C15, optionally
halogenated, cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted, aryl groups optionally
substituted, nitro groups, hydroxyl groups, amino groups;
Y represents a NH-R6 group wherein R6 represents a hydrogen atom, or is
selected
from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-C15, optionally
halogenated, cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted, aryl groups optionally
substituted; or a N-R7 group wherein R7 is selected from linear or branched C1-
C20
alkyl groups, preferably C1-C15, optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups
optionally
substituted, aryl groups optionally substituted;
X1, X2, X3 and X4, identical or different, represent a halogen atom such as,
for
example, chlorine, bromine, iodine, preferably chlorine; or are selected from
linear or
branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-C15, -000R8 or -0R8 groups wherein
R8
is selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-C15; or
one of
X1, X2 and X3, is selected from ethers, such as, for example, diethylether,
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tetrahydrofuran (THF), dimethoxyethane, preferably is tetrahydrofuran (THF);
n is 1 in the case wherein Y represents a NH-R6 group wherein R6 has the same
meanings reported above; or is 0 in the case wherein Y represents a N-R7 group
wherein R7 has the same meanings reported above, or in the case wherein one of
X1, X2 and X3, is selected from ethers;
R'1, R'2, R'3, R'6, R'6 and R'7, identical or different, represent a
hydrogen atom;
or are selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-
C15,
optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups optionally substituted, aryl groups
optionally substituted;
X', and X'2, identical or different, represent a halogen atom such as, for
example,
chlorine, bromine, iodine, preferably chlorine; or are selected from linear or
branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, preferably C1-C16, -000R'8 groups or -OR'8
groups
wherein R'8 is selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups,
preferably C1-
C15;
Y' is selected from ethers such as, for example, diethylether, tetrahydrofuran
(THF),
dimethoxyethane, preferably tetrahydrofuran (THF); or Y' represents a group
having
general formula (Ill):
R'3
W4 R12
'
R'5 j R1
R'6
R'7
wherein R'1, R'2, R'3, R'6, R'6, and R'7, have the same meanings as
reported
above;
m is 0 or 1.
For the purpose of the present description and of the following claims, the
definitions of
the numeric ranges always include the extremes unless specified otherwise.
For the purpose of the present description and of the following claims, the
term
"comprising" also includes the terms "which essentially consists of' or "which
consists of'.
The term "C1-C20 alkyl groups" means alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbon
atoms,
linear or branched. Specific examples of C1-C20 alkyl groups are: methyl,
ethyl, n-propyl,
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iso-propyl, n-butyl, s-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl,
octyl, n-nonyl, n-
decyl, 2-butyloctyl, 5-methylhexyl, 4-ethylhexyl, 2-ethylheptyl, 2-ethylhexyl.
The term "optionally halogenated C1-C20 alkyl groups" means alkyl groups
having from 1
to 20 carbon atoms, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, wherein at
least one of
the hydrogen atoms is substituted with a halogen atom such as, for example,
fluorine,
chlorine, bromine, preferably fluorine, chlorine. Specific examples of C1-C20
alkyl groups
optionally halogenated are: fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl,
trichloromethyl,
2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl,
2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl, 2,2,3,3,3-
pentafluoropropyl, perfluoropentyl, perfluoroctyl, perfluorodecyl.
The term "cycloalkyl groups" means cycloalkyl groups having from 3 to 30
carbon atoms.
Said cycloalkyl groups can be optionally substituted with one or more groups,
identical or
different, selected from: halogen atoms such as, for example, fluorine,
chlorine, bromine,
preferably fluorine, chlorine; hydroxyl groups, C1-C12 alkyl groups; C1-C12
hydroxyl groups;
cyano groups; amino groups; nitro groups. Specific examples of cycloalkyl
groups are:
cyclopropyl, 2 ,2-d ifluorocyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,
hexamethylcyclohexyl, pentamethlylcyclopentyl, 2-cyclooctylethyl,
methylcyclohexyl,
methoxycyclohexyl, fluorocyclohexyl, phenylcyclohexyl.
The term "aryl groups" means carbocyclic aromatic groups. Said aryl groups can
be
optionally substituted with one or more groups, identical or different,
selected from:
halogen atoms such as, for example, fluorine, chlorine, bromine; hydroxyl
groups, C1-C12
alkyl groups; C1-C hydroxyl groups; cyano groups; amino groups; nitro groups.
Specific
examples of aryl groups are: phenyl, methylphenyl, trimethylphenyl,
methoxyphenyl,
hydroxyphenyl, phenyloxyphenyl, fluorophenyl, pentafluorophenyl, chlorophenyl,
bromophenyl, nitrophenyl, dimethylaminophenyl, naphthyl, phenylnaphthyl,
phenanthrene,
anthracene.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in said
nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II):
R1 represents a hydrogen atom; or is selected from C1-C20 alkyl groups,
preferably is
methyl;
R2, R3, R4 and R5, mutually identical, represent a hydrogen atom;
Y represents a NH-R6 group or a N-R7 group wherein R6 and R7 are selected from
aryl groups optionally substituted; preferably are phenyl, or phenyl
substituted with
one or more methyl, /so-propyl, tert-butyl groups;
X1, X2, X3 and X4, identical or different, represent a halogen atom, such as,
for
example, chlorine, bromine, iodine, preferably chlorine; or one of X1, X2, X3
is
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tetrahydrofuran (TH F);
- n is 1 in the case wherein Y represents a NH-Rs group wherein R6 has the
same
meanings reported above; or it is 0 in the case wherein Y represents a N-R7
group
wherein R7 has the same meanings reported above, or in the case wherein Y
represents a N-R7 group wherein R7 has the same meanings reported above and
one of Xl, X2 and X3, is tetrahydrofuran;
R'2, R'3, R'4 and R's, mutually identical, represent a hydrogen atom; or are
selected from C1-C20, alkyl groups, preferably are methyl;
- R'6 and R'7, mutually identical, are selected from linear or branched C1-
C20 alkyl
groups, preferably C1-C15, preferably are methyl;
- X', and X'2, mutually identical, represent a halogen atom such as, for
example,
chlorine, bromine, iodine, preferably chlorine;
- Y' is tetrahydrofuran, or represents a group having general formula
(Ill):
R'3
R12
R'
R'5 1
R'6 .,7N
R'7
wherein R'1, R'2, R'3, R'4, R's, R's, and R'7, have the same meanings as
reported
above;
- m is 0 or 1.
The nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) can be
considered, in
accordance with the present invention, under any physical form such as, for
example, the
isolated and purified solid form, the form solvated with an appropriate
solvent, or the one
supported on suitable organic or inorganic solids, preferably having a
granular or
powdered physical form.
The nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) is prepared starting
from ligands
known in the prior art.
Specific examples of ligands useful for the purpose of the present invention
are those
having the following formulae (L1 )-(L5):
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(L1);
(L2);
(L3); (L4);
(1-5).
Said ligands having formulae (L1)-(L5), can be prepared through processes
known in the
prior art. For example, said ligands having formulae (L1)-(L5), can be
prepared through a
process comprising: (1) condensation reactions between an appropriate aniline
and 2-
pyridinecarboxyaldehyde or 2-acetylpyridine, with formation of the
corresponding imine as
described, for example, in: Wu J. et al., "Journal of American Chemistry
Society' (2009),
Vol. 131(36), pg. 12915-12917; Laine V. T. et al., "European Journal of
Inorganic
Chemistry" (1999), Vol. 6, pg. 959-964; Bianchini C. et al., "New Journal of
Chemistry"
(2002), Vol. 26(4), pg. 387-397; Lai Yi-C. et al., "Tetrahedron" (2005), Vol.
61(40), pg.
9484-9489; (2) transformation of the synthesized imine into the corresponding
amine as
described, for example, in: Nienkemper K. et al., "Journal of Organometallic
Chemistry"
(2008), Vol. 693(8-9), pg. 1572-1589; Lin Y. et al., "Dalton Transactions"
(2012), Vol.
41(22), pg. 6661-6670.
The nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) may be prepared
according to
processes known in the prior art. For example, said nitrogen titanium compound
may be
prepared by reaction between titanium compounds having general formula Ti(X)4
wherein
X is a halogen atom such as, for example, chlorine, bromine, iodine,
preferably chlorine,
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as such or complexed with ethers [for example, diethylether, tetrahydrofuran
(THF),
dimethoxyethane], with the ligands having formulae (L1)-(L5) reported above,
said ligands
being used in stoichiometric quantities, operating, preferably, in the
presence of at least
one solvent that may be selected, for example, from: chlorinated solvents (for
example,
dichloromethane, ether solvents, [for example, tetrahydrofuran (THF)],
hydrocarbon
solvents (for example, heptane, toluene), or mixtures thereof, at a
temperature ranging
from 25 C to 110 C, preferably at the solvent reflux temperature. Or, in the
case wherein
Y represents a N-R7 group wherein R7 has the same meanings as reported above,
said
ligands, before being made to react with the aforementioned titanium
compounds, can be
made to react with an alkyl-lithium such as, for example, lithium n-butyl (n-
BuLi), obtaining
a salt of said ligands which is subsequently made to react with the
aforementioned
titanium compounds operating as described above. The nitrogen titanium complex
thus
obtained can be subsequently recovered through methods
of the prior art such as, for example, precipitation through a non-solvent
(for example,
hexane, heptane), followed by separation through filtration or decantation and
any
subsequent solubilization in an appropriate solvent followed by
crystallization at a low
temperature.
The nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (II) is prepared starting
from ligands
known in the prior art.
Specific examples of ligands useful for the purpose of the present invention
are those
having the following formulae (L6)-(L8):
W W
0 NH 0 NI-I
(L6);
\\Z\V
0 NH
(L8).
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Said ligands having formulae (L6)-(L8), can be prepared through processes
known in the
prior art. For example, said ligands having formulae (L6)-(L8) can be prepared
through
condensation reactions between g-diketones with aniline, in the presence of
formic acid in
catalytic quantity, as described, for example, by Patil S. A. in "Synthetic
Communications"
(2013), Vol. 43, Issue 7, pag. 2349-2364; or by reaction of g-dicarbonyl
compounds with
amines, in the presence of indium tribromide in catalytic quantity, as
described, for
example, by Zhang Z.-H. in "Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis" (2006), Issue 1-2,
pag.
184-190.
The nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (II) may be prepared
according to
processes known in the prior art. For example, said nitrogen titanium compound
may be
prepared by reaction between titanium compounds having general formula Ti(X)3
wherein
Ti is titanium and X is a halogen atom such as, for example, chlorine,
bromine, iodine,
preferably chlorine, as such or complexed with ethers [for example,
diethylether,
tetrahydrofuran (THF), dimethoxyethane], preferably complexed with
tetrahydrofuran
(THF), with the ligands having formulae (L6)-(L8) reported above, in molar
ratio ligand
(L)/titanium (Ti) ranging from 1 to 1.5 operating, preferably, in the presence
of at least one
solvent which can be selected, for example, from: chlorinated solvents (for
example,
dichloromethane, ether solvents, [for example, tetrahydrofuran (THF)],
alcoholic solvents
(for example, butanol), hydrocarbon solvents (for example, toluene), or
mixtures thereof,
at room temperature or higher. Preferably, said ligands, before being made to
react with
the aforementioned titanium compounds, can be made to react with an alkyl-
lithium such
as, for example, n-butyl lithium (n-BuLi), obtaining a salt of said ligands
which is
subsequently made to react with the aforementioned titanium compounds
operating as
described above. The nitrogen titanium complex thus obtained can be
subsequently
recovered through methods of the prior art, for example, precipitation through
a
nonsolvent (e.g. hexane, heptane), followed by separation through filtration
or decantation
and any subsequent solubilization in an appropriate solvent followed by
crystallization at a
low temperature.
For the purpose of the present description and of the following claims the
expression
"room temperature" means a temperature ranging from 20 C to 25 C.
As mentioned above, the present invention also relates to a catalytic system
for the
(co)polymerization of conjugated dienes comprising said nitrogen titanium
complex having
general formula (I) or (II).
Therefore, the present invention also relates to a catalytic system for the
(co)polymerization of conjugated dienes comprising:
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(a) at least one nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) or
(II);
(b) at least one co-catalyst selected from organic compounds of an element
M' different
from carbon, said element M' being selected from elements belonging to groups
2,
12, 13, or 14, of the Periodic Table of the Elements, preferably from: boron,
aluminum, zinc, magnesium, gallium, tin, more preferably from aluminum, boron.
In general, the formation of the catalytic system comprising the nitrogen
titanium complex
having general formula (I) or (II) and the co-catalyst (b), is preferably
carried out in an inert
liquid medium, more preferably in a hydrocarbon solvent. The choice of the
nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) and of the co-catalyst
(b), as well as the
particular methodology used, may vary according to the molecular structures
and to the
desired result, according to what is similarly reported in relevant literature
accessible to an
expert skilled in the art:
for other transition metal complexes with imine ligands, in the case of the
nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I), as, for example, reported in:
Johnson L.
K. et al., "Journal of the American Chemical Society" (1995), Vol. 117, pg.
6414-641;
van Koten G. et al., "Advances in Organometallic Chemistry" (1982), Vol. 21,
pg.
151-239;
for other transition metal complexes with ligands of various kinds, in the
case of the
nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (II), as, for example,
reported in:
Ricci G. et al., "Advances in Organometallic Chemistry Research" (2007),
Yamamoto K. Ed., Nova Science Publisher, Inc., USA, pg. 1-36; Ricci G. et al.,
"Coordination Chemistry Reviews" (2010), Vol. 254, pg. 661-676; Ricci G. et
al.,
"Ferrocenes: Compounds, Properties and Applications" (2011), Elisabeth S.
Phillips
Ed., Nova Science Publisher, Inc., USA, pg. 273-313; Ricci G. et al.,
"Chromium:
Environmental, Medical and Material Studies" (2011), Margaret P. Salden Ed.,
Nova
Science Publisher, Inc., USA, pg. 121-1406; Ricci G. et al., "Cobalt:
Characteristics,
Compounds, and Applications" (2011), Lucas J. Vidmar Ed., Nova Science
Publisher, Inc., USA, pg. 39-81; Ricci G. et al., "Phosphorus: Properties,
Health
effects and Environment" (2012), Ming Yue Chen and Da-Xia Yang Eds., Nova
Science Publisher, Inc., USA, pg. 53-94.
In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention,
said co-
catalyst (b) can be selected from (b1) aluminum alkyls having general formula
(IV):
AI (Xa)a(Ra)3_p (IV)
wherein Xa represents a halogen atom such as, for example, chlorine, bromine,
iodine,
fluorine; Ra is selected from linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups,
cycloalkyl groups, aryl
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groups, said groups being optionally substituted with one or more atoms of
silicon or
germanium; and p is an integer ranging from 0 to 2.
In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention,
said co-
catalyst (b) can be selected from (b2) organo-oxygenated compounds of an
element M'
different from carbon belonging to groups 13 or 14 of the Periodic Table of
the Elements,
preferably organo-oxygenated compounds of aluminum, gallium, tin. Said organo-
oxygenated compounds (b2) can be defined as organic compounds of M', wherein
the
latter is bonded to at least one oxygen atom and to at least one organic group
comprising
an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably methyl.
In accordance with a further preferred embodiment of the present invention,
said co-
catalyst (b) can be selected from (b3) compounds or mixtures of organometallic
compounds of an element M' different from carbon able to react with the
nitrogen titanium
complex having general formula (I) or (II) by extracting from it a a-linked
substituent Xi,
X2, X3 or X4, to form on the one hand at least one neutral compound and, on
the other
hand, a ionic compound consisting of a cation containing the metal (Ti)
coordinated by the
ligand, and a non-coordinating organic anion containing the metal M', whose
negative
charge is delocalized on a multicenter structure.
It has to be noted that for the purpose of the present invention and of the
the following
claims, the term "Periodic Table of the Elements" refers to the "IUPAC
Periodic Table of
the Elements", version dated 01 May 2013, available on the following website:
www.iupac.org/filead min/user upload/news/I U PAC Periodic Table-1Jun12.pdf.
Specific examples of aluminum alkyls having general formula (IV) particularly
useful for
the purpose of the present invention are: tri-methyl-aluminum, tri-(2,3,3-tri-
methyl-buty1)-
aluminum, tri-(2,3-di-methyl-hexyl)-aluminum, tri-(2,3-di-methyl-
butyl)aluminum, tri-(2,3-
di-methyl-pentyl)-aluminum, tri-(2,3-di-methyl-hepty1)-aluminum, tri-(2-methy1-
3-ethyl-
penty1)-aluminum, tri-(2-methyl-3-ethyl-hexyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-methy1-3-ethyl-
hepty1)-
aluminum, tri-(2-methyl-3-propyl-hexyl)-al umin urn, tri-ethyl-aluminum, tri-
(2-ethy1-3-methyl-
butyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-ethyl-3-methyl-pentyl)-aluminurn, tri-(2,3-di-ethyl-
pentyl-aluminum),
tri-n-propyl-aluminum, tri-/so-propyl-aluminum, tri-(2-propy1-3-methyl-
butyl)aluminum, tri-
(2-iso-propy1-3-methyl-butyl)-al umin urn, tri-
n-butyl-aluminum, tri-/so-butyl-alumi nu m
(TI BA), tri-tort-butyl-aluminum, tri-(2-/so-butyl-3-methyl-penty1)-aluminum,
tri-(2,3,3-tri-
methyl-penty1)-aluminum, tri-(2,3,3-tri-methyl-hexyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-ethy1-
3,3-di-methyl-
buty1)-aluminum, tri-(2-ethyl-3,3-di-methyl-pentyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-iso-
propy1-3,3-dimethyl-
butyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-tri-methylsilyl-propyl)-alumin urn, tri-
(2-methy1-3-phenyl-buty1)-
aluminum, tri-(2-ethyl-3-phenyl-butyl)aluminum, tri-
(2,3-di-methy1-3-phenyl-buty1)-
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aluminum, tri-(2-phenyl-propyl)-aluminum, tri42-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-
propylFaluminum, tri-[2-
(4-chloro-phenyl)-propyl]-aluminum,
tri42-(3-iso-propyl-phenyl-tri-(2-phenyl-butyl)-
aluminum, tri-(3-methyl-2-phenyl-butyl)-aluminum, tri-(2-phenyl-pentyI)-
aluminum, tri-[2-
(penta-fluoro-phenyl)-propyl]-aluminum, tri-(2,2-diphenykethylFaluminum, tri-
(2-phenyl-
methyl-propylFaluminum, tri-pentyl-alumin um, tri-
hexyl-aluminum, tri-cyclohexyl-
aluminum, tri-octyl-aluminum, di-ethyl-aluminum hydride, di-n-propyl-aluminum
hydride,
di-n-butyl-aluminum hydride, di-/so-butyl-aluminum hydride (DIBAH), di-hexyl-
aluminum
hydride, di-/so-hexyl-aluminum hydride, di-octyl-aluminum hydride, di-iso-
octyl-aluminum
hydride, ethyl-aluminum di-hydride, n-propyl-aluminum di-hydride, /so-butyl-
aluminum di-
hydride, di-ethyl-aluminum chloride (DEAC), mono-ethyl-aluminum dichloride
(EADC), di-
methyl-aluminum chloride, di-iso-butyl-aluminum chloride, iso-butyl-aluminum
dichloride,
ethyl-aluminum-sesquichloride (EASC), as well as the corresponding compounds
wherein
one of the hydrocarbon substituents is substituted by a hydrogen atom and
those wherein
one or two of the hydrocarbon substituents are substituted with an /so-butyl
group. Tr-
ethyl-aluminum, tri-/so-butyl-aluminum (TIBA), di-iso-butyl-aluminum hydride
(DIBAH), are
particularly preferred.
Preferably, when used for the formation of a catalytic (co)polymerization
system in
accordance with the present invention, the aluminum alkyls having general
formula (IV)
can be placed in contact with a nitrogen titanium complex having general
formula (I) or
(II), in proportions such that the molar ratio between the titanium contained
in the nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) and the aluminum contained
in the
aluminum alkyls having general formula (IV) can be ranging from 5 to 5000,
preferably
ranging from 10 to 1000. The sequence with which the nitrogen titanium complex
having
general formula (I) or (II) and the aluminum alkyl having general formula (IV)
are placed in
contact with each other is not particularly critical.
Further details on aluminum alkyls having general formula (IV) can be found in
international patent application WO 2011/061151.
In accordance with a particularly preferred embodiment, said organo-oxygenated
compounds (b2) can be selected from the aluminoxanes having general formula
(V):
(R9)2-Al-O-PAI(R1o)-0-b-Al-(R11)2 (V)
wherein Rg, R10 e R11, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, or a
halogen atom
such as, for example, chlorine, bromine, iodine, fluorine; or are selected
from C1-C20 alkyl
groups, linear or branched, cycloalkyl groups, aryl groups, said groups being
optionally
substituted with one or more atoms of silicon or germanium; and p' is an
integer ranging
from 0 to 1000.
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As it is known, aluminoxanes are compounds containing Al-O-Al bonds, with a
variable
0/AI ratio, obtainable according to processes known in the prior art such as,
for example,
by reaction, in controlled conditions, of an aluminum alkyl, or of an aluminum
alkyl halide,
with water, or with other compounds containing predetermined quantities of
available
water such as, for example, in the case of the reaction of aluminum trimethyl
with
aluminum sulfate hexahydrate, copper sulfate pentahydrate, or iron sulfate
pentahydrate.
Said aluminoxanes and, in particular, methylaluminoxane (MAO), are compounds
that can
be obtained through known organometallic chemical procedures such as, for
example, by
adding trimethyl aluminum to a suspension in hexane of aluminum sulfate
hydrate.
Preferably, when used for the formation of a catalytic (co)polymerization
system in
accordance with the present invention, the aluminoxanes having general formula
(V) can
be placed in contact with a nitrogen titanium complex having general formula
(I) or (II), in
proportions such that the molar ratio between the aluminum (Al) contained in
the
aluminoxane having general formula (V) and the titanium contained in the
nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) is ranging from 10 to
10000, preferably
ranging from 100 to 5000. The sequence with which the nitrogen titanium
complex having
general formula (I) or (II) and the aluminoxane having general formula (V) are
placed in
contact with each other is not particularly critical.
As well as the aforementioned preferred aluminoxanes having general formula
(V), the
definition of the compound (b2) in accordance with the present invention also
includes
galloxanes wherein, in the general formula (V), gallium is contained in the
place of
aluminum and stannoxanes wherein, in the general formula (V), tin is contained
in the
place of aluminum, whose use as co-catalysts for the polymerization of olefins
in the
presence of metallocene complexes is known. Further details in relation to
said
galloxanes and stannoxanes can be found, for example, in the US patents US
5,128,295
and US 5,258,475.
Specific examples of aluminoxanes having general formula (V) particularly
useful for the
purpose of the present invention are: methylaluminoxane (MAO), ethyl-
aluminoxane, n-
butyl-aluminoxane, tetra-/so-butyl-aluminoxane (TIBAO), tort-butyl-
aluminoxane, tetra-
(2,4,4-tri-methyl-pentyl)-aluminoxane (TIOAO), tetra-(2,3-di-methyl-butyl)-
aluminoxane
(TDMBAO), tetra-(2,3,3-tri-methyl-butyl)aluminoxane (TTMBAO).
Methylaluminoxane
(MAO), as such or in the "dry" form (MAO-dry), is particularly preferred.
Further details on aluminoxanes having general formula (V) can be found in
international
patent application WO 2011/061151.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, said
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mixtures of compounds (b3) can be selected from organic compounds of aluminum
and
especially of boron, such as, for example, those represented by the following
general
formulae:
[(1:Rc)wH4_w]=[B(RD)4]-; B(RD)3; Al(RD)3; B(RD)3Pir [Ph3C] =[B(RD)4]-;
[(Rc)3PirH]+=[B(R0)4]-;
[Li]=[B(RD)4]; [Li]+=[A1(RD)4]-
wherein w is an integer ranging from 0 to 3, each IRc group independently
represents an
alkyl group or an aryl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and each RD
group
independently represents an aryl group partially or totally, preferably
totally fluorinated,
having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, Pir represents a pyrrole radical optionally
substituted.
Preferably, when used for the formation of a catalytic (co)polymerization
system in
accordance with the present invention, the compounds or mixtures of compounds
(b3) can
be placed in contact with a nitrogen titanium complex having general formula
(I) or (II), in
proportions such that the molar ratio between the metal (M') contained in the
compounds
or mixtures of compounds (b3) and the titanium (Ti) contained in the nitrogen
titanium
complex having general formula (I) or (II) is ranging from 0.1 to 15,
preferably ranging
from 0.5 to 10, more preferably ranging from Ito 6. The sequence with which
the nitrogen
titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) and the compound or
mixture of
compounds (b3) are placed in contact with each other is not particularly
critical.
Said compounds or mixtures of compounds (b3), especially in the case wherein
X1, X2, X3
and X4 in the nitrogen titanium compound having general formula (I) or X', and
X'2 in the
nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (II), are different from
alkyl, must be
used in combination with an aluminoxane having general formula (V) such as,
for
example, methylaluminoxane (MAO), or, preferably, with an aluminum alkyl
having
general formula (IV), more preferably a trialkylaluminum having from 1 to 8
carbon atoms
in each alkyl residue, such as, for example, tri-methyl-aluminum, tri-ethyl-
aluminum, tri-
iso-butylal umin u m (TI BA).
Examples of the methodologies generally used for the formation of a catalytic
(co)polymerisation system in accordance with the present invention, in the
case of using
compounds or mixtures of compounds (b3), are qualitatively schematized in the
list
reported below, which does not however limit the overall scope of the present
invention:
(m1) contact of a nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II)
wherein at
least one of X1, X2, X3 and X4 in the nitrogen titanium complex having general
formula (I) or at least one of X', and X'2 in the nitrogen titanium complex
having
general formula (II), is an alkyl group, with at least one compound or mixture
of
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compounds (b3) whose cation is able to react with said alkyl group to form a
neutral
compound, and whose anion is voluminous, non-coordinating and able to
delocalize the negative charge;
(m2) reaction of a nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) or
(II) with at least
one aluminum alkyl having general formula (IV), preferably a trialkylaluminum,
used
in excess molar ratio from 10/1 to 300/1, followed by the reaction with a
strong
Lewis acid, such as, for example, tris(pentafluorophenyl)boron [compound
(b3)], in
almost stoichiometric quantities or in slight excess with respect to the
titanium (Ti);
(m3) contact and reaction of a nitrogen titanium compound having general
formula (I) or
(II) with an excess molar ratio from 10/1 to 1000/1, preferably from 100/1 to
500/1 of
at least one trialkylaluminum or one aluminum alkyl halide that can be
represented
with the formula AIR¨,23_, wherein R" is a Cl-C8 alkyl group, linear or
branched, or
a mixture thereof, Z is a halogen, preferably chlorine or bromine, and m is a
decimal
number ranging from 1 to 3, followed by the addition to the composition thus
obtained of at least one compound or mixture of compounds (b3) in quantities
such
that the ratio between said compound or mixture of compounds (b3) or the
aluminum of said compound or mixture of compounds (b3) and the titanium (Ti)
of
the nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I) or (II) is ranging
from 0.1 to
15, preferably ranging from 1 to 6.
Examples of compounds or mixtures of compounds (b3) able to produce a ionic
catalytic
system by reaction with a nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (I)
or (II)
according to the present invention are described, although with reference to
the formation
of ionic metallocene complexes, in the following publications:
- W. Beck et al., "Chemical Reviews" (1988), Vol. 88, pg. 1405-1421;
- S. H. Stares, "Chemical Reviews" (1993), Vol. 93, pg. 927-942;
- European patent applications EP 277 003, EP 495 375, EP 520 732, EP 427
697,
EP 421 659, EP 418044;
- international patent applications WO 92/00333, WO 92/05208.
Specific examples of compounds or mixtures of compounds (b3) particularly
useful for the
purpose of the present invention are: tributylammonium-tetrakis-
pentafluorophenyl-
borate, tributylammonium-tetrakis-pentafluorophenyl-aluminate,
tributylammonium-
tetrakis-[(3,5-di-(trifluorophenyl)]-borate, tributylammonium-tetrakis-(4-
fluorophenyl)F
borate, N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium-tetrakis-pentafluoro-phenyl-borate, N,N-
dimethyl-
hexylammonium-tetrakis-pentafluorophenyl-borate, N,N-dimethylanilinium-
tetrakis-
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(pentafluorophenyI)-borate, N,N-dimethylanilinium-tetrakis-(pentafluorophenyl)-
aluminate,
di-(propyl)-ammonium-tetrakis-(pentafluoropheny1)-borate, di-
(cyclohexyl)-ammoniurn-
tetrakis-(pentafluoropheny1)-borate, tri-
phenyl-carbenium-tetrakis-(pentafluorophenyI)-
borate, tri-
phenylcarbenium-tetrakis-(penta-fluorophenyl)-aluminate,
tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, tris(pentafluorophenyl)-aluminum, or mixtures
thereof.
Tetrakis-pentafluorophenyl-borates are preferred.
For the purpose of the present description and of the following claims, the
terms "mole"
and "molar ratio" are used both with reference to compounds consisting of
molecules and
with reference to atoms and ions, omitting for the latter ones the terms gram
atom or
atomic ratio, even if they are scientifically more accurate.
For the purpose of the present invention, other additives or components may
optionally be
added to the aforementioned catalytic system so as to adapt it to satisfy
specific practical
requirements. The catalytic systems thus obtained can therefore be considered
included
within the scope of the present invention. Additives and/or components that
can be added
in the preparation and/or formulation of the catalytic system according to the
present
invention are, for example: inert solvents, such as, for example, aliphatic
and/or aromatic
hydrocarbons; aliphatic and/or aromatic ethers; weakly coordinating additives
(e.g., Lewis
bases) selected, for example, from non-polymerizable olefins; sterically
hindered or
electronically poor ethers; halogenating agents such as, for example, silicon
halides,
halogenated hydrocarbons, preferably chlorinated; or mixtures thereof.
Said catalytic system can be prepared, as already reported above, according to
methods
known in the prior art.
For example, said catalytic system can be prepared separately (preformed) and
subsequently introduced into the (co)polymerization environment. On that
point, said
catalytic system can be prepared by making at least one nitrogen titanium
complex having
general formula (I) or (II) (a) react with at least one co-catalyst (b),
optionally in the
presence of other additives or components selected from those reported above,
in the
presence of a solvent such as, for example, toluene, heptane, at a temperature
ranging
from 20 C to 60 C, for a time ranging from 10 seconds to 10 hours, preferably
ranging
from 30 seconds to 5 hours. Further details on the preparation of said
catalytic system can
be found in the examples reported below.
Alternatively, said catalytic system can be prepared in situ, i.e. directly in
the
(co)polymerization environment. On that point, said catalytic system can be
prepared by
separately introducing the nitrogen titanium complex having general formula
(I) or (II) (a),
the co-catalyst (b) and the pre-selected conjugated diene(s) to be
(co)polymerized,
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operating at the conditions wherein the (co)polymerization is carried out.
For the purpose of the present invention, the aforementioned catalytic systems
can also
be supported on inert solids, preferably comprising silicon and/or aluminium
oxides, such
as, for example, silica, alumina or silico-aluminates. For supporting said
catalytic systems
the known supporting techniques can be used, generally comprising the contact,
in a
suitable inert liquid medium, between the support, optionally activated by
heating to
temperatures over 200 C, and one or both components (a) and (b) of the
catalytic system
according to the present invention. It is not necessary, for the purposes of
the present
invention, for both components to be supported, since only the nitrogen
titanium complex
having general formula (1) or (11) (a), or the co-catalyst (b) may be present
on the support
surface. In the latter case, the missing component on the surface is
subsequently placed
in contact with the supported component when the active catalyst is to be
formed by
polymerization.
The scope of the present invention also includes the nitrogen titanium complex
having
general formula (1) or (II), and catalytic systems based thereon, which are
supported on a
solid through the functionalization of the latter and the formation of a
covalent bond
between the solid and the nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (1)
or (II).
Furthermore, the present invention relates to a (co)polymerization process of
conjugated
dienes, characterized in that it uses said catalytic system.
The quantity of nitrogen titanium complex having general formula (1) or (II)
(a) and of co-
catalyst (b) which can be used in the (co)polymerization of conjugated dienes
varies
according to the (co)polymerization process to be carried out. Said quantity
is however
such as to obtain a molar ratio between the titanium (Ti) contained in the
nitrogen titanium
complex having general formula (1) or (II) and the metal contained in the co-
catalyst (b),
e.g., aluminum in the case wherein the co-catalyst (b) is selected from the
aluminum
alkyls (b1) or from the alum inoxanes (b2), boron in the case wherein the co-
catalyst (b) is
selected from the compounds or mixtures of compounds (b3) having general
formula (111),
ranging from the values reported above.
Specific examples of conjugated dienes that can be (co)polymerized using the
catalytic
system in accordance with the present invention are: 1,3-butadiene, isoprene
(2-methyl-
1,3-butadiene), 2,3-dimethy1-1,3-butadiene, 1,3-pentadiene, 1,3-hexadiene,
cyclo-1,3-
hexadiene. 1,3-Butadiene, isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene), are preferred.
The
aforementioned (co)polymerizable conjugated dienes can be used alone, or mixed
with
two or more dienes. In this latter case, i.e. using a mixture of two or more
dienes, a
copolymer will be obtained.
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In accordance with a particularly preferred embodiment, the present invention
relates to a
(co)polymerization process of 1,3-butadiene or isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-
butadiene),
characterized in that it uses said catalytic system.
Generally, said (co)polymerization can be carried out in the presence of a
polymerization
solvent, generally selected from inert organic solvents, such as, for example:
saturated
aliphatic hydrocarbons such as, for example, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane,
or
mixtures thereof; saturated cyclo-aliphatic hydrocarbons such as, for example,
cyclopentane, cyclohexane, or mixtures thereof; mono-olefins such as, for
example, 1-
butene, 2-butene, or mixtures thereof; aromatic hydrocarbons such as, for
example,
benzene, toluene, xylene, or mixtures thereof; halogenated hydrocarbons such
as, for
example, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride,
trichloroethylene,
perchloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, chlorobenzene, bromobenzene,
chlorotoluene, or
mixtures thereof. Preferably, the (co)polymerization solvent is selected from
saturated
alyphatic hydrocarbons.
Alternatively, said (co)polymerization may be carried out using as a
(co)polymerization
solvent the same conjugated diene(s) that must be (co)polymerized, in
accordance with
the process known as "bulk process".
Generally, the concentration of the conjugated diene to be (co)polymerized in
said
(co)polymerization solvent is ranging from 5% by weight to 50% by weight,
preferably
ranging from 10% by weight to 20% by weight, with respect to the total weight
of the
mixture conjugated diene and inert organic solvent.
Generally, said (co)polymerization can be carried out at a temperature ranging
from -
70 C to +100 C, preferably ranging from -20 C to +80 C.
With regard to pressure, it is preferable to operate at the pressure of the
components of
the mixture to be (co)polymerized.
Said (co)polymerization can be carried out both continuously and in batch.
As mentioned above, said procedure allows (co)polymers of conjugated dienes to
be
obtained, such as, for example, polybutadiene with a prevalent 1,4-cis unit
content (i.e.
1,4-cis unit content 80%), or polyisoprene with a variable 1,4-cis/3,4 unit
content (i.e.
1,4-cis unit content ranging from 30% to 60% and a 3,4 unit content ranging
from 40% to
70%).
There is provided a nitrogen titanium complex having the general formula (I):
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R4 R5
(I)
R3
__________________________________________ oc oxl n
R2/ \
X3
X2
wherein:
- Ri represents a hydrogen atom; or is selected from the group
consisting of linear or branched Ci-C20 alkyl groups, optionally
halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, and aryl groups;
- R2, R3, R4 and R5, identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom; or
are
selected from the group consisting of linear or branched Ci-C20 alkyl groups
optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, aryl groups, nitro groups, hydroxyl
groups, and amino groups;
- Y represents a NH-Rs group wherein R6 represents a hydrogen
atom, or is
selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups,
optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, and aryl groups; or a N-R7 group
wherein R7 is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched C1-C20
alkyl groups, optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, and aryl groups;
- X1, X2, X3 and X4, identical or different, represent a halogen atom
selected
from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine; or are selected
from the group consisting of linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, -
OCORs groups and -ORB groups, wherein R8 is a linear or branched C1-C20
alkyl group; or one of X1, X2 and X3 is an ether selected from the group
consisting of diethylether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), and dimethoxyethane;
- n is 1 in the case wherein Y represents a NH-Rs group wherein R6
represents
a hydrogen atom, or is selected from the group consisting of linear or
branched C1-C20 alkyl groups, optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, and
aryl groups; or n is 0 in the case wherein Y represents a N-R7 group wherein
R7 is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched Ci-C20 alkyl
groups, optionally halogenated, cycloalkyl groups, and aryl groups, or in the
case wherein one of X1, X2 and X3 is an ether.
There is further provided a catalytic system for the (co)polymerization of
conjugated
dienes comprising:
(a) at least one nitrogen titanium complex having general formula
(I);
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(b) at least one co-catalyst selected from organic compounds of an
element M'
different from carbon, said element M' being an element belonging to group 2,
12, 13, or 14, of the Periodic Table of the Elements, selected from the group
consisting of: boron, aluminum, zinc, magnesium, gallium, and tin.
For the purpose of understanding the present invention better and to put it
into practice,
below are some illustrative and non-limitative examples thereof.
EXAMPLES
Reagents and materials
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The list below reports the reagents and materials used in the following
examples of the
invention, their potential pre-treatments and their manufacturer:
2,6-di-iso-propylaniline (Aldrich): used as such;
2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (Aldrich): used as such;
2-acetylpyridine (Aldrich): used as such;
2-tert-butylaniline (Aldrich): used as such;
titanium tetrachloride anhydrous (Aldrich): degree of purity 99.9%, distilled
prior to
use;
titanium trichloride: tetrahydrofuran complex (1:3) [TiCI3(THF)3] (Aldrich);
used as
such;
n-butyl lithium (Aldrich): used as such;
2,4-pentanedione (Aldrich): used as such;
aniline (Aldrich): distilled at reduced pressure and stored in an inert
atmosphere;
2,4,6-tri-methylaniline (Aldrich): used as such;
p-toluidine (Aldrich): used as such;
dichloromethane (Carlo Erba, RPE): used as such;
formic acid (Aldrich): used as such;
ethyl ether (Aldrich): used as such;
sodium sulfate (Aldrich): used as such;
tetrahydrofuran (THF) (Aldrich): used as such;
toluene (Fluke): degree of purity > 99.5%, refluxed over sodium (Na) for about
8
hours, then distilled and stored over molecular sieves under nitrogen;
hexane (Aldrich): used as such;
heptane (Aldrich): pure, 99%, distilled over sodium (Na) in an inert
atmosphere;
benzene (Aldrich): used as such;
sodium borohydride (Aldrich): used as such;
ethyl acetate (Aldrich): used as such;
1,3-butadiene (Air Liquide): pure,
99.5%, evaporated from the container before
each production, dried by passing it through a molecular sieve packed column
and
condensed inside the reactor that was pre-cooled to -20 C;
isoprene (Aldrich): pure,
99%, refluxed over calcium hydride for 2 hours, then
distilled "trap-to-trap" and maintained in a nitrogen atmosphere at 4 C;
methylaluminoxane (MAO) (toluene solution 10% by weight) (Aldrich): used as
such;
methanol (Carlo Erba, RPE): used as such, or optionally anhydrified by
distillation
on magnesium (Mg);
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hydrochloric acid in 37% aqueous solution (Aldrich): used as such;
1,2-dichlorobenzene (Aldrich): degree of purity 99%, refluxed over calcium
hydride
(CaH2) for about 8 hours, then distilled and stored over molecular sieves
under
nitrogen;
dichloromethane-d2 (CD2Cl2) (Aldrich): used as it is;
deuterated tetrachloroethylene (C2D2C14) (Acros): used as such;
deuterated chloroform (CDCI3) (Acros): used as such;
hexamethyldisiloxane (HDMS) (Aldrich - "NMR grade"): degree of purity .-
99.5%,
used as such;
tetramethylsilane (TMS) (Aldrich - "ACS reagent, NMR grade"): degree of purity
,_?.
99.9%, used as such.
The analysis and classification methodologies reported below were used.
Elemental analysis
a) Determination of titanium (Ti)
For the determination of the quantity by weight of titanium (Ti) in the
nitrogen titanium
complexes object of the present invention, an exactly weighed aliquot,
operating in dry-
box under nitrogen flow, of about 30 mg - 50 mg of sample, was placed in a
about 30 ml
platinum crucible, together with a 1 ml mixture of 40% hydrofluoric acid (HF)
(Aldrich),
0.25 ml of 96% sulphuric acid (H2SO4) (Aldrich) and 1 ml of 70% nitric acid
(HNO3)
(Aldrich). The crucible was then heated on a hot plate increasing the
temperature until
white sulfur fumes appeared (about 20000). The mixture thus obtained was
cooled to
room temperature (20 C - 25 C) and 1 ml of 70% nitric acid (HNO3) (Aldrich)
was added,
then it was brought again to the appearance of fumes. After repeating the
sequence
another two times, a clear, almost colorless, solution was obtained. 1 ml of
70% nitric acid
(HNO3) (Aldrich) and about 15 ml of water were then added, in cold, then
heated to 80 C
for about 30 minutes. The sample thus prepared was diluted with MilliQ pure
water until it
weighed about 50 g, precisely weighed, to obtain a solution on which the
instrumental
analytical determination was carried out using a Thermo Optek IRIS Advantage
Duo ICP-
OES (plasma optical emission) spectrometer, for comparison with solutions of
known
concentration. For this purpose, for every analyte, a calibration curve was
prepared in the
range 0 ppm - 10 ppm, measuring calibration solutions by dilution by weight of
certified
solutions.
The solution of sample prepared as above was then diluted again by weight in
order to
obtain concentrations close to the reference ones, before carrying out
spectrophotometric
measurement. All the samples were prepared in double quantities. The results
was
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considered acceptable if the individual repeated test data did not have a
relative deviation
of more than 2% with respect to their mean value.
Elemental analysis
b) Determination of chlorine
For said purpose, samples of nitrogen titanium complexes object of the present
invention,
about 30 mg - 50 mg, were precisely weighed in 100 ml glass beakers in dry-box
under
nitrogen flow. 2 g of sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) (Aldrich) were added and,
outside the
dry-box, 50 ml of MilliQ water. It was brought to the boil on the hot plate,
under magnetic
stirring, for about 30 minutes. It was left to cool, then 1/5 diluted sulfuric
acid (H2B04)
(Aldrich) was added, until acid reaction and was then titrated with 0.1 N
silver nitrate
(AgNO3) (Aldrich) with a potentiometric titrator.
c) Determination of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen
The determination of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, in the nitrogen titanium
complexes
object of the present invention, as well as in the ligands used for the
purpose of the
present invention, was carried out through a Carlo Erba automatic analyzer
Mod. 1106.
13C-H MR and 1H-HMR spectra
The 13C-HMR and 1H-HMR spectra were recorded using a nuclear magnetic
resonance
spectrometer mod. Bruker Avance 400, using deuterated tetrachloroethylene
(C2D2CI4) at
103 C, and hexamethyldisiloxane (HDMS) as internal standard, or using
deuterated
chloroform (CDCI3) or dichloromethane-d2 (CD2Cl2), at 25 C, and
tetramethylsilane (TMS)
as internal standard. For this purpose, polymeric solutions were used with
concentrations
equal to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the polymeric
solution.
The microstructure of the polymers [i.e. 1,4-cis unit content (%) in
polybutadiene; 1,4-cis
unit content (%) and 3,4 unit content in polyisoprene] was determined through
the analysis
of the aforementioned spectra on the basis of what reported in literature by
Mochel, V. D.,
in "Journal of Polymer Science Part A-1: Polymer Chemistry' (1972), Vol. 10,
Issue 4, pg.
1009-1018.
FT-IR spectra (solid state - ATR)
The FTIR-ATR spectra were recorded using a Bruker IFS 48 spectrophotometer
equipped
with a Thermo Spectra-Tech horizontal ATR connection. The section wherein the
samples
to be analyzed are placed is a Fresnel ATR accessory (Shelton, CT, USA) which
uses
crystals of zirconium selenide (ZrSe) with an angle of incidence of 45 in the
horizontal
direction.
The FT-IR spectra (solid state - ATR) of the nitrogen titanium complexes used
in the
present invention, were obtained by inserting samples of the nitrogen titanium
complex to
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be analyzed into said section.
FT-IR spectra
The FT-IR spectra were recorded through Thermo Nicolet Nexus 670 and Bruker
IFS 48
spectrophotometers.
The FT-IR spectra of the polymers were obtained from polymeric films on
potassium
bromide (KBr) tablets, said films being obtained through the deposition of a
solution in hot
1,2-dichlorobenzene to be analyzed. The concentration of the polymeric
solutions
analyzed was equal to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the
polymeric
solution.
Determination of the molecular weight
The determination of the molecular weight (MW) of the polymers obtained was
carried out
through GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography) operating under the following
conditions:
- Agilent 1100 pump;
- Agilent 1100 I.R. detector;
- PL Mixed-A columns;
solvent/eluent: tetrahydrofuran (THF);
flow rate: 1 ml/min;
temperature: 25 C;
molecular mass calculation: Universal Calibration method.
The weight-average molecular weight (11/1,) and the Polydispersion Index (PDI)
are
reported, corresponding to the ratio KIK, (Mn = number-average molecular
weight).
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was carried out using a Thermo
ISQ
single quadrupole mass spectrometer. For that purpose, samples of the ligands
used for
the purpose of the present invention to be analyzed were dissolved in
methylene chloride
(CH2Cl2) at a concentration of 0.1 mg/ml and were analyzed using said
spectrometer
operating under the following conditions:
ionization method: electronic ionization (El);
GC ramp: 50 C for 2 minutes, heating at a speed of 10 C/min to 300 C;
injector temperature: 300 C;
- injection volume: 1.30 111;
transfer line temperature: 280 C;
ionic source temperature: 250 C;
quadrupole scan parameters: 35 amu - 500 amu with scan time of 0.2 sec.
EXAMPLE 1
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Synthesis of ligand having formula (L1)
(L1).
1.1 Synthesis of compound having formula (L1a)
ii Y
(Lla).
In a 500 ml flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap for the azeotropic removal
of water, 2-
pyridinecarboxaldehyde (16.86 g, 157.5 mmoles) was added to a solution of 2,6-
di-iso-
propylaniline (27.93 g, 157.5 mmoles) in dichloromethane (300 ml). The mixture
obtained
was heated under reflux for 20 hours and then dried under vacuum obtaining
41.7 g of a
yellow solid (yield = 99%) corresponding to the compound having formula (L1a).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C18H22N2)]: C: 81.14% (81.16%); H:
8.33%
(8.32%); N: 10.6% (10.52%).
1H-NMR (CD2Cl2, 6 ppm): 8.72 (d, 1H, PyH), 8.32 (s, 1H CH=N), 8.27 (d, 1H
PyH), 7.86 (t,
1H PyH), 7.39 (m, 1H PyH), 7.11-7.20 (m, 3H ArH), 3.00 (sept, 2H CHMe2), 1.18
(d, 12H
C(CH3)2)-
1.2 Synthesis of ligand having formula (L1)
28 g (105.1 mmoles) of the compound having formula (L1a) obtained as described
above
and 1800 ml of anhydrous methanol were loaded into a 2 liter reactor, equipped
with a
stirrer: the whole was cooled to 0 C and, subsequently, sodium borohydride (70
g, 1850
mmoles) was added, in small portions. The mixture obtained was left, under
stirring, at
room temperature, all night, and then switched off with brine and extracted
with ethyl
acetate. The solvent was then removed by distillation at reduced pressure and
the residue
obtained was purified through elution on a silica gel chromatography column
[eluent:
mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate in ratio of 9/1 (v/v)], and subsequently
treated with cold
ethyl ether, obtaining 16.9 g of a crystalline white solid (yield = 60%)
corresponding to the
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ligand having formula (L1).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C16H24N2)]: C: 80.49% (80.55%); H:
8.99%
(9.01%); N: 10.37% (10.44%).
FT-IR (solid state - ATR): 3309, 1588, 1570, 1493, 1463, 1435.
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm): 8.61 (d, 1H,o-PyH), 7.66 (td, 1H, PyH), 7.30 (d, 1H,
PyH), 7.21
(m, 1H, PyH), 7.04-7.12 (m, 3H, ArH), 4.20 (s, 2H, CH2), 4.10 (s, 1H, NH),
3.47 (m, 2H,
-CH(CH3)2), 1.42 (d, 12H, -CH(CH3)2).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 268; [M-C3H7] = m/z 225; [M-C6H6N] = m/z 176; m/z 93 C6H7N,
EXAMPLE 2
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L2)
(L2).
2.1 Synthesis of compound having formula (L2a)
N
(L2a),
In a 500 ml flask, 2-acetylpyridine (9.1 g, 75 mmoles) was added to a solution
of 2,6-di-
iso-propylaniline (13.3 g, 75 mmoles) in methanol (300 ml): the mixture
obtained was left,
under stirring, at room temperature, for 48 hours. The precipitate obtained
was filtered and
subsequently dried under vacuum obtaining 14 g of a yellow crystalline powder
(yield =
67%) corresponding to the compound having formula (L2a).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C19H24N2)]: C: 81.37% (81.38%); H:
8.64%
(8.63%); N: 10.01% (9.99%).
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm) 8.69 (d, 1H, PyH), 8.38 (d, 1H, PyH), 7.82 (t, 1H, PyH),
7.39 (m,
1H, PyH), 7,11-7.20 (m, 3H, ArH), 2.75 (m, 2H, CHMe2), 2.21 (s, 3H, N=CH-Me),
1.15 (d,
12H, CH(CH3)2).
2.2 Synthesis of ligand having formula (L2)
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24 g (85 mmoles) of the compound having formula (L2a) obtained as described
above
and 900 ml of anhydrous methanol were loaded into a 2 liter reactor, equipped
with a
stirrer: the whole was cooled to 0 C and, subsequently, sodium borohydride
(48.6 g, 1285
mmoles) was added, in small portions. The mixture obtained was left, under
stirring, at
room temperature, all night, and then switched off with brine and extracted
with ethyl
acetate. The solvent was then removed by distillation at reduced pressure and
the residue
obtained was purified through elution on a silica gel chromatography column
[eluent:
mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate in ratio of 9/1 (v/v)], and subsequently
treated with cold
ethyl ether, obtaining 11 g of a crystalline white solid (yield = 46%)
corresponding to the
ligand having formula (L2).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C19H26N2)]: C: 81.03% (80.80%); H:
9.42%
(9.28%); N: 10.01% (9.92%).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 282; [M-C3H7]- = m/z 239; [M-C7H8N] = m/z 176; [M-C12H18N] =
m/z
106.
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm): 8.64 (d, 1H, HPy), 7.53 (dt, 1H, HPy), 7.2 (d, 1H,
HPy), 7.00 -
7.12 (m, 1H, HPy; m, 3H, ArH), 4.0 - 4.2 (m, 1H, NCH(CH3), m, 1H, NH), 3.30
(sept, 2H,
-CH(CH3)2), 1.55 (d, 3H, -NCH(CH3)), 1.10 (s, 12H, -CH(CH3)2).
EXAMPLE 3
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L3)
(L3).
3.1 Synthesis of compound having formula (L3a)
N
NJ
(L3a).
In a 500 ml flask, 2-acetylpyridine (12.9 g, 106.5 mmoles) was added to a
solution of 2-
tert-butylaniline (15.89 g, 106.5 mmoles) in methanol (300 ml): the mixture
obtained was
left, under stirring, at room temperature, for 48 hours. The solvent was
subsequently
removed by evaporation and the residue obtained was crystallized by methanol
obtaining
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20 g of a yellow crystalline powder (yield = 75%) corresponding to the
compound having
formula (L3a).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C17H20N2)]: C: 81.17% (80.91%); H:
8.14%
(7.99%); N: 10.91% (11.10%).
3.2 Synthesis of ligand having formula (L3)
28 g (111 mmoles) of the compound having formula (L3a) obtained as described
above
and 800 ml of anhydrous methanol were loaded into a 2 liter reactor, equipped
with a
stirrer: the whole was cooled to 0 C and, subsequently, sodium borohydride (38
g, 1004
mmoles) was added, in small portions. The mixture obtained was left, under
stirring, at
room temperature, all night, and then switched off with brine and extracted
with ethyl
acetate. The solvent was then removed by distillation at reduced pressure and
the residue
obtained was purified through elution on a silica gel chromatography column
[eluent:
mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate in ratio of 9/1 (v/v)], and subsequently
treated with cold
ethyl ether, obtaining 11 g of a crystalline white solid (yield = 39%)
corresponding to the
ligand having formula (L3).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C17H22N2)]: C: 80.00% (80.27%); H:
9.12%
(8.72%); N: 11.31% (11.01%).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 254; [M-CH3] = m/z 239; [M-C4H9] = m/z 197; m/z = 183; m/z 132
C7H10N2; [M-CloHuN] = m/z 106; [M-C12H18N]4 = m/z 78.
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm): 8.64 (d, 1H, HPy), 7.7 (td, 1H, PyH), 7.36 (d, 1H,
HPy), 7.25 (d,
1H, ArH), 7.18 (td, 1H, PyH), 6.98 (td, 1H, PyH), 6.98 (td, 1H, PyH), 6.48 (d,
1H, PyH), 5.0
(broad s, 1H, NH), 4.7 (q, 1H, NCH(CH3)), 1.57 (d, 3H, -NCH(CH3)), 1.5 (s, 9H,
-
C(CH3)3).
EXAMPLE 4
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L4)
-...õ... ,..... õ......;:N õõN
H
(L4).
4.1 Synthesis of compound having formula (L4a)
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I
(L4a).
In a 500 ml flask, 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (30 g, 280 mmoles) and some drops
of formic
acid were added to a solution of aniline (26.1 g, 280 mmoles) in methanol (250
ml): the
mixture obtained was left, under stirring, at room temperature, for 48 hours.
Subsequently,
the mixture obtained was dried under vacuum and the residue obtained was
purified
through elution on a silica gel chromatography column [eluent: mixture of
heptane/ethyl
acetate in ratio of 99/1 (v/v)], obtaining 38 g of a light yellow solid (yield
= 74.5%)
corresponding to the compound having formula (L4a).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C12H10N2)]: C: 80.00% (79.10%); H:
5.83%
(5.53%); N: 15.71% (15.37%).
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm) 8.70 (d, 1H, HPy), 8.59 (s, 1H CH=N), 8.19 (d, 1H, HPy),
7.77
(dt, 1H, HPy), 7.23-7.42 (m, 1H, HPy; m, 5H, Ar).
4.2 Synthesis of ligand having formula (L4)
13 g (71.3 mmoles) of the compound having formula (L4a) obtained as described
above
and 700 ml of anhydrous methanol were loaded into a 2 liter reactor, equipped
with a
stirrer: the whole was cooled to 0 C and, subsequently, sodium borohydride (40
g, 1057
mmoles) was added, in small portions. The mixture obtained was left, under
stirring, at
room temperature, all night, and then switched off with brine and extracted
with ethyl
acetate. The solvent was then removed by distillation at reduced pressure and
the residue
obtained was purified through elution on a silica gel chromatography column
[eluent:
mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate in ratio of 9/1 (v/v)], and subsequently
treated with cold
ethyl ether, obtaining 9.12 g of a crystalline white solid (yield = 69.5%)
corresponding to
the ligand having formula (L4).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 184; [M-C6H6N]+ = m/z 106; [M-C7H7N2] = m/z 77.
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm): 8.60 (dd, 1H, PyH), 7.64 (m, 1H, PyH), 7.35 (d, 1H,
PyH), 7.22-
7.17 (m, 1H, Py, 2H, ArH), 6.75 (dt, 1H, ArH), 6.69 (d, 2H, ArH), 4.8 (s, 1H,
NH), 4.48 (s,
2H, Py-CH2N).
EXAMPLE 5
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L5)
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(L5).
5.1 Synthesis of compound having formula (L5a)
N
(L5a).
In a 500 ml flask, 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (26.8 g, 250 mmoles) and some
drops of
formic acid were added to a solution of 2 6-dimethylaniline (31 g, 250 mmoles)
in
methanol (250 ml): the mixture obtained was left, under stirring, at room
temperature, for
24 hours. Subsequently, the mixture obtained was dried on sodium sulfate,
filtered, and
the solvent was removed by evaporation under vacuum: the residue obtained was
washed
with cold methanol, obtaining 47 g of an orange solid (yield = 89%)
corresponding to the
compound having formula (L5a).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C14H14N2)]: C: 80.00% (79.97%); H:
6.81%
(6.71%); N: 13.71% (13.32%).
1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm) 8,70 (d, 1H, HPy), 8.33 (s, 1H, CH=N), 8.23 (d, 1H,
HPy), 7.82
(dt, 1H, HPy), 7.38 (ddd, 1H, HPy), 6.91-7.15 (m, 5H, Ar), 2.16 (s, 6H, Ar-
CH3).
5.2 Synthesis of ligand having formula (L5)
18 g (85.6 mmoles) of the compound having formula (L5a) obtained as described
above
and 800 ml of anhydrous methanol were loaded into a 2 liter reactor, equipped
with a
stirrer: the whole was cooled to 0 C and, subsequently sodium borohydride (24
g, 634
mmoles) was added, in small portions. The mixture obtained was left, under
stirring, at
room temperature, all night, and then switched off with brine and extracted
with ethyl
acetate. The solvent was then removed by distillation at reduced pressure and
the residue
obtained was purified through elution on a silica gel chromatography column
[eluent:
mixture of hexane/ethyl acetate in ratio of 9/1 (v/v)], and subsequently
treated with cold
ethyl ether, obtaining 9.15 g of a crystalline white solid (yield = 50.4%)
corresponding to
the ligand having formula (L5).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 212; [M-C6H6N] = m/z 120.
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1H-NMR (CDCI3, 6 ppm): 8.63 (d, 1H, PyH), 7.65 (dt, 1H, PyH), 7.27 (d, 1H,
PyH), 7.20
(dd, 1H, PyH), 7.02 (d, 2H, ArH), 6.85 (m, 1H, ArH), 4.4 (broad s, 1H, NH),
4.31 (s, 2H,
Py-CH2N), 2.35(s, 6H, ArCH3).
EXAMPLE 6
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L6)
W
0 1\11-1
(L6).
In a 500 ml flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap for the azeotropic removal
of water, 5 g
(50 mmoles) of 2,4-pentanedione were placed, together with 100 ml of methanol,
some
drops of formic acid and 4.66 g (50 mmoles) of aniline: the mixture obtained
was heated
to 85 C, for 4 hours. Subsequently, the mixture was cooled to room
temperature, filtered
on a porous septum and the filtrate obtained was evaporated under vacuum
obtaining a
solid product. Said solid product was dissolved in ethyl ether (40 ml) and
placed in the
freezer for 24 hours obtaining a precipitate. The precipitate obtained was
recovered
through filtration and dried, under vacuum, at room temperature, obtaining 7 g
of a solid
whitish product (yield = 80%) having formula (L6).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C11H13N0)]: C: 75.20% (75.40%); H:
7.50%
(7.48%); N: 8.00% (7.99%).
FT-IR (solid state, ATR, crn-1): 1590; 1571.
1H-NMR (CD2Cl2, 6 ppm): 12.49 (s, 1H NH), 8.27 (d, 1H PyH), 7.34-7.28 (m, 2H
ArH),
7.19 -7.15 (m, 1H ArH), 7.10-7,08 (m, 2H ArH), 5.18 (s, 1H CH), 2.09 (s, 3H
CH3), 1.97 (s,
3H CH3).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 175.
EXAMPLE 7
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L7)
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\\"\Z
0 NH
(L7).
In a 500 ml flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap for the azeotropic removal
of water, 5 g
(50 mmoles) of 2,4-pentanedione were placed, together with 75 ml of benzene,
some
drops of hydrochloric acid and 6.76 g (50 mmoles) of 2,4,6-trimethylaniline:
the mixture
obtained was heated under reflux, for 24 hours. Subsequently, the mixture was
cooled to
room temperature, filtered on a porous septum and the filtrate obtained was
evaporated
under vacuum obtaining a solid product. Said solid product was dissolved in
ethyl ether
(10 ml) and placed in the freezer for 24 hours obtaining a precipitate. The
precipitate
obtained was recovered through filtration and dried, under vacuum, at room
temperature,
obtaining 4.8 g of a solid light yellow product (yield = 44%) having formula
(L7).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C14H19N0)]: C: 77.40% (77.38%); H:
9.00%
(8.81%); N: 6.32% (6.45%).
FT-IR (solid state, ATR, cm-1): 1606; 1567.
1H-NMR (CD2Cl2, 6 PPm): 1.61 (s, 3H CH3CN), 2.05 (s, 3H CH3C0), 2.18 (s, 6H 2-
C6H2CH3), 2.28 (s, 3H 4-C6H2CH3), 5.21 (s, 1H CH), 6.92 (s, 2H C6H2), 11.82
(s, 1H NH).
GC-MS: M+ = m/z 217.
EXAMPLE 8
Synthesis of ligand having formula (L8)
W
0 NI-I
(L8).
In a 500 ml flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap for the azeotropic removal
of water, 5 g
(50 mmoles) of 2,4-pentanedione were placed, together with 75 ml of benzene,
some
drops of hydrochloric acid and 5.35 g (50 mmoles) of p-toluidine: the mixture
obtained was
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heated under reflux, for 24 hours. Subsequently, the mixture was cooled to
room
temperature, filtered on a porous septum and the filtrate obtained was
evaporated under
vacuum obtaining a solid product. Said solid product was dissolved in ethyl
ether (10 ml)
and placed in the freezer for 24 hours obtaining a precipitate. The
precipitate obtained
was recovered through filtration and dried, under vacuum, at room temperature,
obtaining
5.7 g of a solid white product (yield = 60%) having formula (L8).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C12H15N0)]: C: 76.13% (76.16%); H:
7.87%
(7.99%); N: 7.36% (7.40%).
1H-NMR (CD2Cl2, 6 PPm): 1.93 (5, 3H, CH3), 2.05 (5, 3H, CH3), 2.31 (s, 3H,
CH3), 5.15 (s,
1H, CH), 6.98 (d, 2H, Ph), 7.13 (d, 2H, Ph), 12.38 (s, 1H, NH).
GC-MS: M = m/z 189.
EXAMPLE 9
Synthesis of TiCI4(L2) [sample BM2-2111
/NH
/
Cl (BM2-211).
3.6 ml of a 0.5 M titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) solution in heptane (1.8
mmoles) were
added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.5 g of the ligand having formula (L2)
(1.8 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 2, in heptane (15 ml), in a 100 ml tailed
flask: the
formation of an orange solid was immediately observed. The whole was left,
under
stirring, at room temperature, for 4 hours. The solid formed was recovered by
filtration,
washed with hexane (2 x 2 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room
temperature,
obtaining 0.76 g (yield = 89%) of an orange microcrystalline solid product
corresponding
to the complex TiCI4(L2).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C19H26CI4N2Ti)]: C: 48.00% (48.34%);
H: 5.48%
(5.55%); N: 5.75% (5.93%); Ti: 9.64% (10.14%); Cl: 29.01% (30.04%).
Figure 1 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex TiCI4(L2)
obtained.
Figure 2 shows the 1H-NMR spectrum of the complex TiCI4(L1) obtained.
EXAMPLE 10
Synthesis of TiC14(L1) [sample BM2-2171
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N NH
C1¨ /Cl (BM2-217).
Cl
3.8 ml of a 0.5 M titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) solution in heptane (1.9
mmoles) were
added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.5 g of the ligand having formula (L1)
(1.9 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 1, in heptane (20 ml), in a 100 ml tailed
flask: the
formation of an orange solid was immediately observed. The whole was left,
under
stirring, at room temperature, for 4 hours. The solid formed was recovered by
filtration,
washed with hexane (2 x 2 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room
temperature,
obtaining 0.76 g (yield = 87%) of an orange microcrystalline solid product
corresponding
to the complex TiCI4(L1).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C18H24CI4N2Ti)]: C: 47.12% (47.20%);
H: 5.15%
(5.28%); N: 5.97% (6.12%); Ti: 9.84% (10.45%); Cl: 29.76% (30.96%).
Figure 3 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex TiCI4(L1)
obtained.
Figure 4 shows the 1H-NMR spectrum of the complex TiCI4(L1) obtained.
EXAMPLE 11
Synthesis of TiCI3(L1) [sample BM2-2271
'r(
Cl (BM2-227).
Cl
1.5 ml of a 0.5 M titanium tetrachloride (TiC14) solution in heptane (0.75
mmoles) were
added to a solution of 0.2 g of the ligand having formula (L1) (0.74 mmoles)
obtained as
described in Example 1, in heptane (30 ml), in a 50 ml tailed flask: the
mixture obtained
was left, under stirring, at room temperature, for 30 minutes and,
subsequently, heated
under reflux, for 4 hours. The solid formed was recovered by filtration,
washed with
heptane (2 x 2 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room temperature,
obtaining 0.29 g
(yield = 83%) of a yellow microcrystalline solid product corresponding to the
complex
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TICI3(L1
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C18H23CI3N2Ti)]: C: 51.12% (51.28%);
H: 5.35%
(5.50%); N: 6.40% (6.64%); Ti: 10.84% (11.35%); Cl: 24.12% (25.23%).
Figure 5 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex TiCI4(L1)
obtained.
Figure 6 shows the 1H-NIV1R spectrum of the complex TiCI4(L1) obtained.
EXAMPLE 12
Synthesis of TiCI3(L4) [sample MT-111
ClTi
Cl (MT-11).
Cl
1.37 ml of a 0.8 M titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) solution in heptane (1.10
mmoles) were
added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.2 g of the ligand having formula (L4)
(1.16 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 4, in heptane (20 ml), in a 100 ml tailed
flask: the
formation of a purple solid was immediately observed. The whole was left,
under stirring,
at reflux temperature, for 3 hours and then brought to room temperature
obtaining a beige
suspension. The solid formed was recovered by filtration, washed with hexane
(2 x 3 ml)
and dried at reduced pressure, at room temperature, obtaining 0.18 g (yield =
48%) of a
beige microcrystalline solid product corresponding to the complex TiCI3(L4).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C12Hi1C13N2Ti)]: C: 42.73% (42.71%);
H: 3.32%
(3.29%); N: 8.27% (8.30%); Ti: 13.52% (14.18%); Cl: 30.97% (31.52%).
Figure 7 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex TiCI3(L4)
obtained.
EXAMPLE 13
Synthesis of TiCI3(L3) [sample MT-271
Ti
Ci C1 (MT-27).
C1
1.09 ml of a 0.8 M titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) solution in heptane (0.872
mmoles) were
added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.2 g of the ligand having formula (L3)
(0.786
mmoles) obtained as described in Example 3, in heptane (20 ml), in a 100 ml
tailed flask:
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the formation of an orange solid was immediately observed. The whole was left,
under
stirring, at reflux temperature, for 3 hours and then brought to room
temperature obtaining
an orange suspension. The solid formed was recovered by filtration, washed
with hexane
(2 x 3 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room temperature, obtaining 0.18
g (yield =
56%) of an orange solid product corresponding to the complex TiCI3(L3).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for Cl7H21C13N2Ti)]: C: 49.91% (50.09%);
H: 5.00%
(5.19%); N: 6.66% (6.87%); Ti: 10.95% (11.74%); Cl: 25.21% (26.09%).
EXAMPLE 14
Synthesis of TiCI3(L5) [sample MT-321
T\T\
Ti
Cl (MT-32).
Cl
1.0 ml of a 0.8 M titanium tetrachloride (TiCI4) solution in heptane (0.80
mmoles) were
added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.167 g of the ligand having formula
(L5) (0.787
mmoles) obtained as described in Example 5, in heptane (20 ml), in a 100 ml
tailed flask:
the formation of an orange solid was immediately observed. The whole was left,
under
stirring, at reflux temperature, for 3 hours and then brought to room
temperature obtaining
a brown suspension. The solid formed was recovered by filtration, washed with
hexane (2
x 3 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room temperature, obtaining 0.27 g
(yield =
94%) of a brown solid product corresponding to the complex TiCI3(L5).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C14H15C13N2Ti)]: C: 45.33% (46.00%);
H: 3.90%
(4.14%); N: 7.45% (7.66%); Ti: 12.45% (13.10%); Cl: 28.32% (29.10%).
EXAMPLE 15
Synthesis of TiCl2(THF)(L1) [sample MT-221
\I\T\
0-7c (MT-22).
(THY)
0.307 g of the titanium trichloride complex:tetrahydrofuran (1:3)
[TiC13(THF)3] (0.829
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mmoles) were added, drop by drop, to a solution of 0.222 g of the ligand
having formula
(L1) (0.827 mmoles) obtained as described in Example 1, in toluene (20 ml), in
a 100 ml
tailed flask: the formation of a dark green suspension was immediately
observed. The
whole was left, under stirring, at reflux temperature, for 3 hours and then
brought to room
temperature obtaining a brown suspension. The solid formed was recovered by
filtration,
washed with hexane (2 x 3 ml) and dried at reduced pressure, at room
temperature,
obtaining 0.19 g (yield = 59%) of a brown solid product corresponding to the
complex
TiCl2(THF)(L5).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C18H23C12N2Ti)]: C: 55.37% (55.98%);
H: 5.75%
(6.00%); N: 7.00% (7.25%); Ti: 12.02% (12.40%); Cl: 18.97% (18.36%).
EXAMPLE 16
Synthesis of TiCl2(THF)(L6) [sample GT-3411
,N,,,. .77C1
Ti ___________________________________ (THF) (GT341).
1.7 ml of a 1.6 M n-butyl lithium solution in hexane (2.72 mmoles) were added,
drop by
drop, at -78 C, to a suspension of 0.471 g of the ligand having formula (L6)
(2.69 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 6, in toluene (20 ml), in a 50 ml tailed
flask, obtaining a
yellow mixture. The whole was brought to room temperature and left, at said
temperature,
under stirring, for 5 hours. Subsequently, 0.991 g of the titanium trichloride
complex:tetrahydrofuran (1:3) [TiC13(THF)3] (2.67 mmoles) were added: the
suspension
obtained was left to react, under stirring, for 15 hours, at room temperature.
The solid
formed was recovered by filtration, washed with hexane (2 x 5 ml) and dried
under
vacuum, at room temperature, obtaining 0.738 g (yield = 82%) of a dark brown
solid
product corresponding to the complex TiCl2(THF)(L6).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C11H12C12N0T1)]: C: 50.00% (49.35%);
H: 5.25%
(5.52%); N: 3.70% (3.84%); Ti: 13.78% (13.11%); Cl: 19.91% (19.42%).
Figure 8 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex
TiCl2(THF)(L6)
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obtained.
EXAMPLE 17
Synthesis of TiCl2(THF)(L7) [sample GT-342]
Ti __________________________________ (TI) (GT-342).
Cl
1.6 ml of a 1.6 M n-butyl lithium solution in hexane (2.56 mmoles) were added,
drop by
drop, at -78 C, to a suspension of 0.561 g of the ligand having formula (L7)
(2.58 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 7, in toluene (20 ml), in a 50 ml tailed
flask, obtaining a
yellow mixture. The whole was brought to room temperature and left, at said
temperature,
under stirring, for 5 hours. Subsequently, 0.955 g of the titanium trichloride
complex:tetrahydrofuran (1:3) [TiCI3(THF)3] (2.58 mmoles) were added: the
suspension
obtained was left to react, under stirring, for 15 hours, at room temperature.
The solid
formed was recovered by filtration, washed with hexane (2 x 5 ml) and dried
under
vacuum, at room temperature, obtaining 0.873 g (yield = 89%) of a dark brown
solid
product corresponding to the complex TiCl2(THF)(L7).
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C14H18Cl2NOTi)]: C: 52.04% (53.09%);
H: 6.01%
(6.44%); N: 3.05% (3.44%); Ti: 10.84% (11.76%); Cl: 17.87% (17.41%).
Figure 9 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex
TiCl2(THF)(L7)
obtained.
EXAMPLE 18
Synthesis of TiCI L6 [sample GT-3471
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a
C
(GT-347).
Cl
2.0 ml of a 1.6 M n-butyl lithium solution in hexane (3.20 mmoles) were added,
drop by
drop, at -78 C, to a suspension of 0.563 g of the ligand having formula (L6)
(3.21 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 1, in heptane (20 ml), in a 50 ml tailed
flask, obtaining a
yellow mixture. The whole was brought to room temperature and left, at said
temperature,
under stirring, for 5 hours. Subsequently, 3.1 ml of a 0.51 M solution of
titanium
tetrachloride (TiCI4) in heptane (1.58 mmoles) were added, drop by drop, at 0
C: the
suspension obtained was left to react, under stirring, for 15 hours, at room
temperature.
The solid formed was recovered by filtration, washed with hexane (2 x 5 ml)
and dried
under vacuum, at room temperature, obtaining 0.732 g (yield = 90%) of a dark
brown solid
product corresponding to the complex TiCl2(L6)2.
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C22H24C14NOTi)]: C: 56.95% (56.56%);
H: 5.25%
(5.18%); N: 5.90% (6.00%); Ti: 10.45% (10.25%); Cl: 15.87% (15.18%).
Figure 10 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex
TiCl2(L6) obtained.
EXAMPLE 19
synthesis of TiCI JL7)2 [sample GT-3481
41111
C1
CzD
C1 0,õN"," (GT-348).
2.0 ml of a 1.6 M n-butyl lithium solution in hexane (3.20 mmoles) were added,
drop by
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drop, at -78 C, to a suspension of 0.696 g of the ligand having formula (L7)
(3.20 mmoles)
obtained as described in Example 7, in heptane (20 ml), in a 50 ml tailed
flask, obtaining a
yellow mixture. The whole was brought to room temperature and left, at said
temperature,
under stirring, for 5 hours. Subsequently, 3.1 ml of a 0.51 M solution of
titanium
tetrachloride (TiCI4) in heptane (1.58 mmoles) were added, drop by drop, at 0
C: the
suspension obtained was left to react, under stirring, for 15 hours, at room
temperature.
The solid formed was recovered by filtration, washed with hexane (2 x 5 ml)
and dried
under vacuum, at room temperature, obtaining 0/43 g (yield = 74%) of a dark
brown solid
product corresponding to the complex TiCl2(L7)2.
Elemental analysis [found (calculated for C28H38C14NOTi)]: C: 59.00% (60.99%);
H: 6.0%
(6.58%); N: 4.99% (5.08%); Ti: 7.99% (8.68%); Cl: 12.74% (12.86%).
Figure 11 shows the FT-IR spectrum (solid state - ATR) of the complex
TiCl2(L7) obtained.
EXAMPLE 20 (GL960)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.5 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCI4(L2)
complex [sample BM2-211 ] (2.18 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration
equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 4.36 mg) obtained as described in Example
9. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 60 minutes. The
polymerization was
then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric
acid. The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.270 g of polybutadiene with
a
prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 82.2%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 12 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 21 (GL981)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.4 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCI3(L1)
complex [sample BM2-227] (2.32 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration
equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 4.64 mg) obtained as described in Example
11. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 7 minutes. The
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then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric
acid. The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.601 g of polybutadiene with
a
prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 82.5%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 13 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 14 shows the GPC diagram of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 15 shows the 1H-NMR (bottom) and 13C-NMR (top) spectra of the
polybutadiene
obtained.
EXAMPLE 22 (G1109)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 8.02 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCI3(L4)
complex [sample MT-11] (1.68 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal
to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 3.36 mg) obtained as described in Example
12. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 65 minutes. The
polymerization was
then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric
acid. The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.719 g of polybutadiene with
a
prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 87.1%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 16 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 23 (G1108)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.66 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCI3(L3)
complex [sample MT-27] (2.04 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal
to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 4.08 mg) obtained as described in Example
12. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 135 minutes. The
polymerization was
then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric
acid. The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
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4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.562 g of polybutadiene with
a
prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 81.2%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 17 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 24 (G1084)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.88 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCI3(L5)
complex [sample MT-32] (1.82 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal
to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 3.64 mg) obtained as described in Example
14. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 7 minutes. The
polymerization was
then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric
acid. The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.424 g of polybutadiene with
a
prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 84.1%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 18 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 19 shows the GPC diagram of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 25 (G1085)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.8 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCl2(THF)(L1) complex [sample MT-22] (1.89 ml of toluene suspension at a
concentration
equal to 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 3.78 mg) obtained as described
in
Example 15. The whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 5
minutes. The
polymerization was then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some
drops of
hydrochloric acid. The polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of
a
methanol solution containing 4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining
1.4 g of
polybutadiene with a prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit
content equal to
84.4%; further characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene
obtained are
reported in Table I.
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Figure 20 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 26 (IP2)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1A g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a 25
ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.8 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
T1Cl2(THF)(L6) complex [sample GT-341] (1.68 ml of toluene suspension at a
concentration of 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 3.36 mg) obtained as
described in
Example 16. The whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 1080
minutes. The
polymerization was then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some
drops of
hydrochloric acid. The polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of
a
methanol solution containing 4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining
0.294 g of
polybutadiene with a prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit
content of 81.1%;
further characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in
Table I.
Figure 21 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 22 shows the GPC diagram of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 27 (IP3)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.8 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCl2(THF)(L7) complex [sample GT-342] (1.89 ml of toluene suspension at a
concentration equal to 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 3.78 mg) obtained
as
described in Example 17. The whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C,
for 1080
minutes. The polymerization was then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol
containing
some drops of hydrochloric acid. The polymer obtained was then coagulated by
adding 40
ml of a methanol solution containing 4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba)
obtaining
0.379 g of polybutadiene with a prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis
unit content
equal to 82.2%; further characteristics of the procedure and of the
polybutadiene obtained
are reported in Table 1.
Figure 23 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 24 shows the GPC diagram of the polybutadiene obtained.
Figure 25 shows the 1H-NMR (bottom) and 13C-NMR (top) spectra of the
polybutadiene
obtained.
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EXAMPLE 28 P4)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 7.0 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiCl2(L6)2
complex [sample GT-347] (2.76 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration
equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 5.52 mg) obtained as described in Example
18. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 1350 minutes. The
polymerization
was then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of
hydrochloric acid.
The polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol
solution
containing 4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.239 g of
polybutadiene with
a prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 86.0%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 26 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 29 (IP7)
2 ml of 1,3-butadiene equal to about 1.4 g were condensed, cold (-20 C) in a
25 ml test
tube. Subsequently, 6.5 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the
solution
thus obtained was brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene
solution
(6.3 ml; 1x10-2 moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the
TiC12(L7)2
complex [sample GT-348] (3.19 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration
equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-5 moles, equal to about 6.38 mg) obtained as described in Example
19. The
whole was kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 3900 minutes. The
polymerization
was then stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of
hydrochloric acid.
The polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol
solution
containing 4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.252 g of
polybutadiene with
a prevalently 1,4-cis structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 85.3%;
further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polybutadiene obtained are
reported in Table
1.
Figure 27 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polybutadiene obtained.
EXAMPLE 30 (GRO01)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently, 7.5
ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus obtained was
brought
to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml; 1x10-2
moles, equal
to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCI4(L2) complex [sample
BM2-211]
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(2.18 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5
moles, equal to
about 4.36 mg) obtained as described in Example 9. The whole was kept under
magnetic
stirring, at 20 C, for 300 minutes. The polymerization was then stopped by
adding 2 ml of
methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid. The polymer obtained was
then
coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution containing 4% of Irganox
1076
antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.289 g of polyisoprene with a mixed structure
having a 1,4-
cis unit content equal to 57.1% and a 3,4 unit content equal to 42.9%: further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene obtained are reported
in Table 2.
EXAMPLE 31 (GR002)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently, 7.4
ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus obtained was
brought
to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml; 1x10-2
moles, equal
to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCI3(L1) complex [sample
BM2-227]
(2.32 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5
moles, equal to
about 4.64 mg) obtained as described in Example 11. The whole was kept under
magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 30 minutes. The polymerization was then
stopped by adding
2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid. The polymer
obtained was
then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution containing 4% of
Irganox 1076
antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.757 g of polyisoprene with a mixed structure
having a 1,4-
cis unit content equal to 56.5% and a 3,4 unit content equal to 43.5%: further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene obtained are reported
in Table 2.
EXAMPLE 32 (G1113)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently,
8.02 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus
obtained was
brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml;
1x10-2
moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCI3(L4)
complex
[sample MT-11] (1.68 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10"
moles, equal to about 3.36 mg) obtained as described in Example 12. The whole
was
kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 100 minutes. The polymerization was
then
stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid.
The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.214 g of polyisoprene with
a mixed
structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 55.2% and a 3,4 unit content
equal to
44.8%; further characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene
obtained are
reported in Table 2.
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Figure 28 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 29 shows the GPC diagram of the polyisoprene obtained.
EXAMPLE 33 (G1114)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently,
8.02 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus
obtained was
brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml;
1x10-2
moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCI3(L3)
complex
[sample MT-27] (2.04 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-
moles, equal to about 4.08 mg) obtained as described in Example 13. The whole
was
kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 200 minutes. The polymerization was
then
stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid.
The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.197 g of polyisoprene with
a mixed
structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 55.9% and a 3,4 unit content
equal to
44.1%; further characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene
obtained are
reported in Table 2.
Figure 30 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 31 shows the GPC diagram of the polyisoprene obtained.
EXAMPLE 34 (IP26)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently, 7.9
ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus obtained was
brought
to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml; 1x10-2
moles, equal
to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCI3(L5) complex [sample MT-
32]
(1.83 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2 mg/ml; 1x10-5
moles, equal to
about 3.66 mg) obtained as described in Example 14. The whole was kept under
magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 150 minutes. The polymerization was then
stopped by
adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid. The
polymer
obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution containing
4% of
Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 0.811 g of polyisoprene with a
mixed structure
having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 31.5% and a 3,4 unit content equal to
68.5%; further
characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene obtained are reported
in Table 2.
Figure 32 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 33 shows the GPC diagram of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 34 shows the 1H-NMR (bottom) and 13C-NMR (top) spectra of the
polyisoprene
obtained.
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EXAMPLE 35 (G1089)
2 ml of isoprene equal to about 1.36 g were placed in a 25 ml test tube.
Subsequently,
7.77 ml of toluene were added and the temperature of the solution thus
obtained was
brought to 20 C. Then, methylaluminoxane (MAO) in toluene solution (6.3 ml;
1x10-2
moles, equal to about 0.58 g) was added and, subsequently, the TiCl2(THF)(L1)
complex
[sample MT-22] (1.89 ml of toluene suspension at a concentration equal to 2
mg/ml; 1x10-
moles, equal to about 3.78 mg) obtained as described in Example 15. The whole
was
kept under magnetic stirring, at 20 C, for 165 minutes. The polymerization was
then
stopped by adding 2 ml of methanol containing some drops of hydrochloric acid.
The
polymer obtained was then coagulated by adding 40 ml of a methanol solution
containing
4% of Irganox 1076 antioxidant (Ciba) obtaining 1.050 g of polyisoprene with
a mixed
structure having a 1,4-cis unit content equal to 39.4% and a 3,4 unit content
equal to
61.6%; further characteristics of the procedure and of the polyisoprene
obtained are
reported in Table 2.
Figure 35 shows the FT-IR spectrum of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 36 shows the GPC diagram of the polyisoprene obtained.
Figure 37 shows the 1H-NMR spectrum of the polyisoprene obtained.
TABLE 1
Polymerization of 1,3-butadiene with catalytic systems comprising titanium
complexes
Example Time Yield Conversion 1,4-cis Mw Mw/Mn
(min) (g) (%) (0/0) (g x mo1-1)
20 60 0.270 19.3 82.2 285700 2.1
21 7 0.601 42.9 82.5 314600 2.0
22 65 0.719 51.4 87.1 305400 2.0
23 - 135 0.562 40.1 81.2 535800 1.9
24 7 0.424 30.3 84.1 654771 1.8
25 5 1.4 100 84.4 745300 2.1
26 1080 0.294 21 81.1 81200 1.8
27 1080 0.379 27 82.2 111600 2.0
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28 1350 0.239 17 86.0 43800 t9
29 3900 0.252 18 85.3 57900 1.7
TABLE 2
Polymerization of isoprene with catalytic systems comprising titanium
complexes
Example Time Yield Conversion 1,4- Mw MaNin
cis/3,4
(min) (g) (%) (g x m01-1)
(0/0)
30 300 0.289 21.3 57.1/42.9 248500 2.2
31 30 0.757 55.7 56.5/43.5 267600 2.1
32 - 100 0.214 15.7 - 55.2/44.8 453800 2.4
33 200 0.197 14.5 55.9/44.1 497100 2.0
34 150 0.811 59.6 31.5/68.5 351200 2.8
35 165 1.05 77.9 39.4/61.6 575643 2.0
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